Plants Traditonally Used for Asthma in Turkey

Asthma is the chronic inflammatory disease of respiratory system. Mainly personal and environmental risk factors play role in its development. Personal factors are genetic, obesity, gender, and the environmental factors are, allergens, infections, vocational reasons, smoking, air pollution and diets. In asthma, the symptoms like shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and chest pressure sensation help diagnosing. The correct diagnosis is important for the success of asthma treatment. Classification of asthma severity based on the frequency of symptoms, and pulmonary function tests were carried out according to the degree of bronchospasm. Medications used to treat asthma are control and relaxing ( symptomatic) drugs. Controller drugs, mostly by their anti-inflammatory, are the drugs used daily and long - term used drugs. Relaxing medications are the drugs used by fast effects for reversing bronchoconstriction, for resolving symptoms and used when necessary. The occurrence of various side effects and the high costs of synthetic drugs increase the demand for herbal medicine. In this study, the main plants used in treatment of asthma traditionally in Turkey, Latin and local Turkish names of them, the family to which they belong, used parts, using methods are listed. We hope this list we figured out, to include the modeling information for creating new asthma medicine in pharmaceutical industry for the future

Plants used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey

Turkey, has many plants used by public for the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these folk medicine which is prepared by these plants has been transferred from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditional methods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimed to contribute to the development of the drug. In this study, has been reached to 77 taxa that is used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey and aimed to give information about scientific and local names of these taxa, families, used parts and usage in anemia

Plants used as painkiller in folk medicine in Turkey - III: Rheumatic pain

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. The traditional treatment methods are recorded by ethnobotanical researches and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 72 taxa which used in traditional treatment against rheumatic pain in Turkey are reached and the scientific and local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the use forms in rheumatic pain were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for rheumatic pain are Ranunculaceae (8 taxa), Asteraceae (5 taxa), Brassicaceae (5 taxa), Lamiaceae (5 taxa), Apiaceae (4 taxa) and Liliaceae (4 taxa). The plants used for rheumatic pain contain analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and rubefian compounds. Rubefian compound containing species are applied externally to the rheumatoid region and act by increasing the blood supply of the region. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic active species are used in the form of decoction / infusion both internally and externally

Plants used as painkiller in traditional treatment in Turkey - II headache

Turkey has many plants used by public for the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these plants has been transferred from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditional methods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimed to contribute to the development of the drug. In this study, it has been reached to 88 taxa that is used in traditional treatment against headache in Turkey and aimed to give information about scientific and local names, families, used parts and usage of these taxa in headache. in headache

Plants used as painkiller in folk medicine in Turkey - III: Rheumatic pain

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. The traditional treatment methods are recorded by ethnobotanical researches and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 72 taxa which used in traditional treatment against rheumatic pain in Turkey are reached and the scientific and local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the use forms in rheumatic pain were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for rheumatic pain are Ranunculaceae (8 taxa), Asteraceae (5 taxa), Brassicaceae (5 taxa), Lamiaceae (5 taxa), Apiaceae (4 taxa) and Liliaceae (4 taxa). The plants used for rheumatic pain contain analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and rubefian compounds. Rubefian compound containing species are applied externally to the rheumatoid region and act by increasing the blood supply of the region. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic active species are used in the form of decoction / infusion both internally and externally

Plants Used as Painkiller in Folk Medicine in Turkey-I STOMACHACHE

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. Ethnobotanic researches and traditional treatment methods are recorded and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 221 taxa which used in traditional treatment against stomachache in Turkey are reached and the scientific, local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the forms used in stomachache were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for stomachache are Lamiaceae (59 taxa), Asteraceae (28 taxa), Rosaceae (14 taxa), Apiaceae (12 taxa), Hypericaceae (8 taxa) and Fabaceae (7 taxa). The main reason why these family plants are used against stomach ache is that they contain essential oils with stomach related effect. The most commonly used parts of the plants for treatment are herba, leaf, flower, fruit, root and seed. The parts used may be prepared as decoction or infusion in the form of tea, eaten fresh or after being cooked, or by mixing with honey; the herba of some plants is made into mush then put on the stomach is used externally in the treatment of stomachache

Plants used as painkillers in folk medicine in Turkey IV - TOOTHACHE

Turkey has a rich plant diversity due to its geography and many of these plants are used in the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these medicinal plants has been passed down from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies are used to record traditional treatment methods and this information is intended to contribute to drug development studies. This study (which is the fourth article in a series focusing on plants with painkilling properties) details the plants used to combat toothache. In this survey, which was prepared by screening ethnobotanical research, a total of 52 taxa were traditionally used in toothache treatment in Turkey. Scientific and local names, families, parts used, and treatment methods of these plants were recorded. According to the results of the research, the most common families are Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Solanaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Liliaceae and Rosaceae. The most commonly used taxa in different regions of Turkey are Cornus mas, Dianthus zonatus var. zonatus and Hyocyamus niger. These plants contain analgesic and anti-inflammatory compounds. These plants are usually used externally as extracts (infusion/decoction) as well as are used directly. However, a few species are also used externally

Traditional herbal remedies used in kidney diseases in Turkey: an overview

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal studies have become increasingly recognised as a valuable source of information on the use and possible pharmacological activity of many plant species. There is no study presenting traditional herbal remedies used for kidney diseases in Turkey. The purpose of the paper is to compile herbal remedies used in kidney diseases in Turkey with detailed usage information and chemical constituents. The botanical names, families, and local names; used parts; preparation methods; administration/ dosage; kidney problems and chemical constituents were presented by screening ethnobotanical, ethnomedicinaland phytochemical studies. The most cited plant families, the most cited genera, and the most frequently used plant parts were determined and presented in graphics. In total, 300 taxa belonging to 70 families were determined as being traditional herbal remedies used in kidney diseases. Asteraceae (57), Lamiaceae (33), Rosaceae (30), Fabaceae (16), Malvaceae (15), Apiaceae (13) and Poaceae (10) were found as the most cited plant families. The most cited genera were Helichrysum (44), Equisetum (27), Tribulus (23), Urtica (23), Rosa (17), Alcea (14), Hypericum (14) and Paliurus (14), respectively. It was found that the aerial parts were the most frequently used part of theplant, accounting for 28%. Following in this category are leaves (19%), flowers (14%), fruits (14%), underground parts (13%), seeds (5%), stem (3%), and other parts (4%). The pharmacological studies of the most cited genera were also reviewed to confirm the efficacy of these plants inthe treatment of kidney diseases. It is concluded that a number of pharmacological and phytochemical research support the traditional usage of plants, but further studies are needed. Our findings are expected to be the basis for candidate pharmaceutical products

Plants used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey

ABSTRACTTurkey has many plants used by public for the treatment ofvarious diseases. The usage of these folk medicine which isprepared by these plants has been transferred from generationto generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditionalmethods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimedto contribute to the development of the drug. In this study, ithas been reached to 77 taxa that is used in traditional treatmentagainst anemia in Turkey and aimed to give information aboutscientific and local names of these taxa, families, used parts andusage in anemia

Crataegus tanacetifolia : A Medicinal Plant from Turkey

Species of Crataegus are investigated intensively because of their positive activities on cardiovascular system. Our studies on Crataegus tanacetifolia breed which grows naturally on middle-north Anatolia have been continuing since 1999. Our first study which we conducted with leaf extract of this plant was about the investigations of acute and chronic effects of the plant on blood pressure, blood biochemistry and body ion balance of normal animals. In our recent study we investigated blood pressure, serum lipid levels, body weight, coronary artery wall histopathology and kidney functions on experimentally hypertensive animal models. In addition we studied NOS activities in coronary artery and kidney tissue intended for mechanism of influence. After determining an increase on kidney tissue NOS activity, effective mechanism on bioactivities of Crataegus tanacetifolia was investigated intensively. We started our last study which was more detailed research for determination of NOS activity types